A Kwanzaa celebration and feast is scheduled at Berea College Thursday, Dec. 8. "Returning to the Motherland: Challenges and Triumphs in Reconnecting to Africa" will begin at 6 p.m. in the Woods-Penniman Building Commons. Guest speaker will be Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr., associate professor of religion and African and African American Studies at Princeton University.

The event is free and open to the public and is sponsored jointly by Berea College's Black Cultural Center, International Center, African and African American Studies and Jublilee! programs.

Kwanzaa is a unique African American celebration with a focus on the traditional African values of family, community reponsibility, commerce and self-improvement. The celebration is neither political nor religious and is not a substitute for Christmas or other holidays.

For more information and to RSVP, contact the Black Cultural Center at (859) 985-3797.